Arts and social sciences 'crisis' at Edinburgh
The lecturers' trade union has claimed that arts and social sciences at the University of Edinburgh are in "crisis".David Bleiman, assistant general secretary of the University and College Union...
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Palestinian scholars win Israeli support
Petition calls on Government to end restrictions on academic freedoms, writes Melanie Newman
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20 years ago
Bookselling in this country is in the middle of a revolution. More large, good, bookshops have opened in the last two years than in the previous 40 ... (Yet) computer systems for providing...
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News in brief
Universities' financial healthSector's credit score is goodUniversities in the UK are on a firm financial footing but face serious challenges, a study has suggested. The report, by credit rating firm...
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GM researcher despairs as three years' work destroyed
Leeds scientist hits out at 'zealots' and urges secrecy for future small-scale field trials, reports Zoe Corbyn
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The battles of 1918 go on
Ninety years after the suffragettes' first victory, June Purvis reflects on wars still being fought on behalf of women's rights
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Rear-view mirrors: reclaiming the past's foreign countries
Nostalgia was once taboo in academe but a new generation is unafraid to explore longing and loss, says Alastair Bonnett
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Just spell it like it is
Don't let students' howlers drive you mad, says Ken Smith. Accept their most common mistakes as variant spellings ... and relax
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Almost 200 academic staff fight against RAE exclusion
Figures show that one in three succeeded in overturning decision, reports Zoe Corbyn
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Overseas student awards scrapped
Loss of funding for scholarships 'will harm Britain's ability to attract the brightest'. John Gill writes
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The week in higher education
- "Breaking news about breaking wind: the world's oldest joke is a one-liner about flatulence," the BBC reported on 1 August. Researchers at the University of Wolverhampton have found evidence that...
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Young academics striving to fit in reveal high anxiety
Study highlights the trials of junior lecturers feeling the pressure to perform, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Student truths generate online hit
Film displaying undergraduates' lives and values is a YouTube success, reports Rebecca Attwood
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Reprieve for feminist threatened with retirement
Sheila Rowbotham, the renowned feminist writer threatened with compulsory retirement by the University of Manchester, has won a three-year reprieve.News that the professor of gender and labour...
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Forty UCU staff to go at a cost of £1 million
About 40 University and College Union employees are to leave this summer under a voluntary redundancy scheme.The departures, which will be completed by the end of August, are expected to cost the...